A/N- Alright guys, the reason that last chapter took so long was because I was dreading the Cameron fight scene. But now I get to write what I write best! Humor/romance! HOORAY FOR HAPPY TIMES!
Caution: There's a lemon next chapter. You can skip over it if you want. Myeh.
"THREE CHEERS FOR THE HERO OF TIME!" Called Nabooru, raising her wine glass. As Link stayed seated, all the others in the great hall, with the extremely long meal table set up, stood and called "Hooray!" after Layla, Nabooru, Nika, and a few others called "HIP HIP!" Link blushed deeply and laughed softly with embarrassment. After the food was brought out and everyone was eating, Layla raised her hand to the heroes face and cooed.
"Awww, is Link a little embarassed?" she said, teasing him. He growled playfully and snapped at her hand.
"So what if I am? All this publicity, just cuz I destroyed some giant jackass. It's not THAT big a deal.."
"Link, it's a HUGE deal. If it wasn't for you, I'd be in Cyrin right now, wearing a big puffy dress and lots of jewelry and makeup, instead of this wonderfully comfortable outfit I have on now." She stood up and spun around, wearing her original outfit, a loose-at-the-bottom top with a light, flowy skirt with the waistband of pure gold. When she sat down, Link leaned over to her.
"You're lucky Nathaniel is the only other guy in the room, and that he's enamored with Zara, because when you spun around just now, I could totally see your boobs." he said with a smirk. Layla looked playfully offended and clamped a hand down on Link's hat and ruffled his hair.
"You liked it, though." she said, sounding more like she was stating a fact than asking a question.
"Yeah, can't say I minded." Link said. Layla smiled and she kissed him, and they began to eat.
The feast went on until late into the night, the feast preceding a party and dance. Even a drinking contest ensued, which, of course, the extremely tolerant Nathaniel won. A pink-faced Link leaned over Layla's shoulder as she looked embarassed at his behavior, and pointed an accusatory finger at Nathaniel.
"Y-y-you...you...CHEATER!" he said. He fell deadly silent afterwards and looked around slowly, looking unsure of even what he meant.
"Why, Link, I would never!" he said, containing laughter as the hero dropped his finger.
"Pssht yeah. And like Layla doesn't have huge--"
"Ahhh Link, you're very tired, lets go to bed, huh?" Layla cut him off, waved a goodbye to Nathaniel and the rest, and they walked out towards Layla's quarters.
Nathaniel turned towards Zara and smiled, and they walked off to Zara's quarters holding hands. Nika Nabooru noticed everybody leaving, and they got the attention of the rest of the guests and had them leave before leaving themselves.
(A/N- Here is where I stared at the document for a period of thirty munites not knowing what to write. Thought you ought to know.)
Layla sat at the foot of her bed as she heard Link taking a shower in the bathroom. He had been pretty drunk and she had forced him in there, to wake up. She rested her chin on her hand and looked at the closed door. He had been in there quite a while, and not making a sound either. She crept towards the door and heard nothing but the sound of running water. She cautiously opened the door and walked into the steam-filled room. She plodded to shower curtain and still didnt hear anything. She wrenched the curtain open to find a very startled Link, with the soap in hand, standing under the water, his skin all bronze and toned, completely naked. (A/N- Myehehehehe fanservice X3)
"Ahhhh!"
"Ahhhh!" Cried the couple in unison. Layla fell back on her butt, and Link grabbed the curtain and covered himself with it.
"Layla, what do you think you're doing?" Link asked.
"I thought you had passed out or something, you weren't making a sound." Layla said. Link stared at her, a sort of sarcastic look on his face.
"...What, am I supposed to sing or something?"
"Well, no, but I mean...I just..." Layla looked at the ground and began to giggle.
"What? WHAT?" Link said as Layla didn't answer his first attempt and kept giggling.
"I saw your package."
"Awww come on, don't be like that! You can't laugh at a guy's package, that's very discouraging!" complained the blonde hero, wrapping a towel around his waist and stepping out of the shower. "I didn't laugh at your chest!"
"Yeah, well, what is there to laugh at? Guys usually get excited at girl's chests, and embarrassed. Not the laugh kind of embarrassed but the 'Layla I'm so sorry I didnt mean to stare oh I'm really really sorry Layla!' kind of embarrassed." Layla mocked Link, saying what he said with no punctuation.
"Okay, I see what you're getting at but still..." Link hesitated and whimpered.
"Oh, stop it. You're well hung, I promise." Layla joked. She twirled around the corner and sat back down on her bed.
"Why do you say it as if you're teasing me?"
"Cuz it's fun to tease you."
"Now I'll never know if you were lying or not!"
"Link, can we please stop talking about crotch apparati, it's awkward." Layla got up from her bed and walked into her closet, emerging with her wedding dress.
(A/N - Crotch Apparati, ahahahahahaha PRICELESS!)
"Why in the world did you keep that?" Link stuck out his tongue at the memory of Cameron.
"Well I thought I could use it for our wedding, besides I get to mutilate it--FASHIONABLY mutilate it, so it's double the pleasure!" Layla said. She pulled out some scissors and snipped them cruelly. Link gulped as Layla ripped into the shiny material on top of the skirt, and ripped out most of the fluffy stuff out from under the skirt. She cut it up all crooked-like, and cut off the straps that held it up, in return, making it tighter and sewing on a zipper.
Link watched her as he did this. He had no idea that Layla could sew! Then, he thought, in an all women society it probably came naturally, and they were most likely taught it as well.
Layla finally pulled the dress over her head, and smiled. "What do you think?" she twirled around. The bottom edge was jagged, and she had made little poufs for her elbows with blue ribbon round them to hold them on. The top no longer had the corset type thing around it, but the place where her body was slimmest was shown off with a blue ribbon. Link smiled.
"You look great!" he exclaimed.
"You think so? Thanks!" Layla spun around and then pulled off the dress, leaving her in her previous outfit, and she sat down next to Link, putting her head on his shoulder. "I'm so glad all of this is all over. It's made me so much stronger, in body and mind."
"Layla?"
"Yes, Link?" she turned towards him. He kissed her softly and pushed something into her hand. She looked at what it was, and it was a small black velvet box. She looked quickly to Link and back at the box with a wavery smile. She opened it and saw that it was a ring. It had the three jewels of the goddesses in the center, Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, surrounded by diamonds on a gold band. Link bent his head and began kissing her neck.
"Will you marry me?" he asked softly. Layla let out an audible sob, nodded slowly, and threw her arms around him, slipping on the ring, but then noticing that Cameron's ring was still on her finger. She pulled it off and replaced it with Links ring, then pulled away from Link and sighed, picking up the old ring.
"Link, of course I will. But, uh, first, could I, borrow your iron boots?" she asked mischeiviously, peering through the circle of the ring. Link smirked.
"But of course." He opened his pack and out came the entirely-too-big-and-heavy-to-fit-in-that-sack iron boots came out and fell on the ground with a clang. Layla stared. "And you got those in there...how?"
Link blinked. "Don't know. I think my pack is actually enchanted by the goddesses."
"Ah." Layla got up and slipped on Link's iron boots which were very soft at the top, but heavy, about 50 pounds each, and hard at the bottom. Layla smirked with the thought that she could so crush any guy's balls easily if she wished to with these babies on. Layla got all her strength up and lifted her left foot surprisingly easily, almost falling over.
"The iron boots look heavy when you aren't wearing them, but when you are, they are light as a feather. Cool, huh?"
"Totally!" Layla smiled. She jumped back and onto Link's dresser, jumping back down and immediately cruched the ring into little tiny peices. It shattered, and a bright light filled the room as the Great Goddess Din appeared.
"...Din?" said both the teenage lovers in unison. Din blinked and looked around. She looked a bit disoriented, as well.
"Ah, hello." she walked up to Layla and took her hands in her own, slightly draker ones. "Congratulations, You defeated Cameron and you and Link are to be married! You see? I told you it would be worth it in the end!" Din put her hand on Layla's arm and the fading but still gruesome scars that spelled out "Never Again." along with newer cuts and bruises from the previous battle were all gone. Layla smiled, and Din put a hand on Link's head, clearing him of all injuries as well. "So, Link. Do you believe what I said about Gerudos now?"
"I sure do!" Link smiled. Din winked at him and disappeared.
"What? What did she say?" Layla said, confused.
"Nothin'." Link said tricksily. (Is that even a word?)
"No, Link! Tell me!" Link smiled and turned off the light next to Layla's big bed. He rolled over and Layla sighed huffily. Link pulled her to his side and said into her ear:
"She said that they're dead sexy and you're meant for me." he purred. Layla laughed.
"She didn't really say THAT."
"Nope. No, she didn't." Link said with mock thoughtfulness. Layla smirked and rolled over, kissing Link.
"I love you."
"I love you, too."
The next day, Layla and Link walked over to the great hall and ate some breakfast, meeting up afterwards with Grasshopper and Nesira, just hanging out for a while, around the fortress. Layla pranced around showing off her new ring.
"Its HUGE!" Nerisa cried. "Link how did you afford this thing?"
"It takes alot of saving. And alot of rupees."
"Hey man, how much did it cost?" Grasshopper asked. Link blushed.
"Well, you're kind of not supposed to say in front of the recipient." Link looked over at Layla who was obviously drooling to see how much it really did cost, but then turned away when he said that. She sighed discontentedly.
"Well then come out here!" Grasshopper tugged on Link's short sleeve and dragged him outside. Link sighed and followed.
"So...how much?" Grasshopper nudged him.
"...10,000 rupees..." Link said, still wary that Layla was somehow listening.
"10--!" Grasshopper began. Link covered his mouth though. "Dude...thats so...geez, how many rupees does your wallet hold?"
"Only 500." Link said, still staying tense so he could cover Grasshopper mouth again if he had to.
"SO YOU FILLED IT UP--" and he was covered again, Link sighing.
"20 times yes yes can you shush?" her rolled his eyes and took his hand off Grasshoppers mouth.
"How long have you been saving?" Grasshopper asked.
"Dude, ever since I met her..." Link said, sighing with a sort of guy-type 'I-feel-like-a-sentimental-loser' tone.
"Awwww." a voice said. Both boys turned, wondering who it was, It was Nesira. "Layla went to tell Nika about the wedding. Link, you're so adorable."
"Don't scare me like that!" Link sighed. "WHy would you do that to me?"
"Oh come on, Link. You need to chill. Finally all this Cameron stuff is over, he's dead, and you and Layla need to just relax and get on with your happily ever after." She smiled. Link smiled back.
"Yeah, I guess so."
"Oh, Layla, I'm so happy for you!" Nika cried, giving her a hug after admiring Layla's ring. "When are you gonna have the wedding?"
"I don't know, maybe in, like, a week. I already cut up my old dress, and it looks awesome." Layla said, giving Nika a thumbs-up.
Nika smiled. "Well, I'm happy fro you two. I'll get together with you and we can make all the plans, alright?"
"Okay, see you later." Layla turned to leave, but Nabooru walked in in her usual white attire and lipstick.
"What' this I hear about a wedding?" she smirked. Layla walked over to and flashed her ringed finger in Nabooru's direction. She put on a regal tone and cleared her throat.
"Link and I are to be wed." She grinned. Nabooru clasped her hands and beamed.
"That's wonderful! I'm so happy for you, Layla!" She opened one eye. "I trust that there will be more happiness and nose breaking of noses in this wedding?"
Layla laughed. "Yeah, I definitely doubt I'd ever break Link's nose." She smiled at Nabooru and Nika, squealed happily, and jumped around a bit. She calmed herself. "What happiness can do to a girl..." she laughed and then bade farewell to the couple, skipping out of the room.
She was caught with hands over her eyes. well, one hand. the other grabbed her hands so that they couldnt feel around to figure out who it was.
"Arghhhhhh." She sighed. she moved her wrists around, feeling leather rub against them. "Link, you really should know by now that if you wear your gauntlets, I'm going to figure out who it is. A sifgh of defeat came from behind her and she was spun around and kissed.
"You win." said the blonde hero. Layla propped herself up and hugged Link.
"Nyaaah I can't wait for next week, Link. I love you!" she squeezed him. He smiled and squeezed back.
"Yeah, I love you too."
ONE WEEK LATER...
Layla paced around the brides room nervously in her dress, her hair all straight and curled at the bottom by Zara, her legs covere dby white stockings and shoes. She had her makeup done perfectly and her nails as well, but they werent going to be as perfect after she got done withthem up by her mouth. Zara had to continually slap her hand away from her mouth.
"Come on, Layla, what are you so worried about? This is Link, and you two love eachother, how many times do people have to repeat it to you?" Layla looked at Zara and sighed.
"Yeah, I guess. You're right. I guess I'm just--" The door burst open and a disgruntled Nesira appeared in the doorway next to a slightly fearful Grasshopper.
"Yoooooooooou. You and your dresses!" she pointed to Layla. Layla giggled.
"Awww, but you look so pretty, Nesira!" Layla said. The bridesmaid dresses had off-the-shoulder sleeves and a few layers of poufy fabric underneath the knee-length, white dresses.
"Don't you 'AWWWW' me..." she said. She blew a sigh out through her nose and plopped herself in a chair. Nathaniel came in looking his princely self and smiled at Zara.
"You look beautiful. And you, too, Layla!" he smiled. Layla blushed.
"Thanks." said the friends in unison. Layla 7 the rest walked out of the roon and down the hallway to the curain that blocked part of the great hall from thier view. The music started, and Zara and Nathaniel linked arms and walked past the curtains, followed by Nesira and Grasshopper soon after. Layla stood alone, behind the curtain, waiting for her song to start. It soon did, and she took a deep breath and walked through the curtain to gasps and murmurs of appreciation in how she looked so pretty. She smiled nervously and cast her eyes up, looking at Link, looking very handsome himself.
He was in what looked like the pristine white shirt he always wore under his tunic, it was laced loosely (drool Yummy Link chest 3) and he was wearing it untucked with a pair of blue pants and his ever-present boots. Forget Prince Charming, Link was her Knight in Shining Armor. Layla kept walking and noticed how neat Link's hair looked, left down in golden locks that fell just below his ears.
As she approached the platform, Layla took a deep breath and smiled softly at Link. He blushed a little and gave that brilliant crooked smile back. Layla stepped up and took Link's hands as the Gerudo preistess opened her book. Link's hands were shaking violently, but calmed when Layla squeezed them and said with barely any mouth movement: "Calm down, love." she flipped her hair.
"Dearly beloved, we gather here today to witness the union of Link, Hero of Time, and Layla, one of our highest ranked warriors." began the preistess. Layla's eyes darted to Nika and Nabooru who were beaming. She also turned her gaze to Nathaniel and Grasshopper behind Link. Nathaniel's bright red hair greatly contrasted with Grasshopper's deep brown. Grasshopper gave her the thumbs up as Nathaniel gave her a nod.
This wasn't as nervewracking as she expected.
"And now if the couple would please exchange vows." said the preistess. Layla looked at Link as he looked at the preistess. "You first, Link." she said. Link gulped and looked at Layla.
"Uhm, well...when Layla and I first met...it was on bad terms, but i guess the Legend of the Spirit Temple helped us out with that. I...don't really know of what exactly to say except...aw, hell, I love this girl!" the ending of his vow drew laughter from the audience and Layla took a breath, beginning her vow.
"I completely agree with Link on this one. I always knew Link was one of those courageous, righteous guys who would save anyone if he had to, but I didn't know about most of his personality. His sense of humor, his reassuring nature...his...ah...favorite...things..." Layla said suggestively. Link blushed a deep shade of pink. "Anyway, I love Link so much, and I can't wait for the years to come." The audience clapped heartily and the preistess smiled.
"And now you may exchange the rings..." A little blonde boy who was obviously brought by his parents from Kakariko Village and probably chosen by Zara tottered up and held up the pillow. Layla picked up the ring she had gotten for Link, a gold band with a tiny diamond inside on the top part with "I love you." inscribed.
Link picked up Layla's ring, this time a simple diamond on a gold band. They put the rings on eachother's fingers and the preistess smiled.
"With power vested in my by the country of Hyrule, I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may kiss the bride!" she said.
With that, Layla and Link drew eachother into a passionate kiss, which lasted for about 30 seconds as the audience applauded, and when they ended, about half of the audience was rushing up to congratulate them on thier happy marriage.
At the reception, a great dinner was served and Link and Layla sat happily together surrounded by thier closest friends, hearing and telling stories of times they spent together, deceiving Cameron, the times they got caught and the times they didn't. So much information was exchanged in that span that some came away knowing a little more than they cared to. For instance, Nathaniel and Zara now knew the details of Link and Layla's escapades.
After about 3 hours of just hanging around, the reception was declared ended, and Layla and Link went back to thier room, as did Nathaniel and Zara.
Zara led Nathaniel to her quarters and they laid on the bed, exhausted.
"That was some wedding."
"Yes, but I'm happy for Layla and Link." Zara turned over and draped her arm around Nathaniel, only to find he had dne the same, and they wrapped thier arms around eachother.
"I love you, Zara, darling."
"I love you too, Nathaniel."
The two kind lovers shared a kiss, and they were about to get into it, when Zamayla let out an accusatory cry. Almost as if she was screaming: "HOW DARE YOU NOT PAY ATTENTION TO ME!"
Zara smiled at Nathaniel and got up, going to satisfy the baby, but promised that once the baby was satiated, she would come back and resume with him.
Nathaniel blushed.
(A/N- And now back to our main couple!)
Layla was pulling Link by the hand into her quarters and he kept tripping over his own feet behind her.
"Slow down!" He called. Once they were finalyl in her quarters, Layla stopped and wrapped Link in her arms. She pulled her top half away from him and he smiled. Layla smiled back.
"Link, I have been waiting so long for you to come for me. This night has been meant for us since we met." Layla said, carelessly wiping tears off her cheeks. "I...I know it's the first night we've been reunited and actually together LEGALLY, but for that reason...I want it to be special." she blushed.
Link smiled the beautiful crooked smile that fit him so perfectly, and—Layla thought she could almost narrate this moment herself, and there was really no other way to put it, he kissed her. It was beautiful. During the kiss, they backed up against the wall, and Layla threw her arms up in right angles against the stone, her palms facing outward, as thier lips continued the bond. Sometime during this traverse, Link's hand has found it's way into Layla's loose-at-the-bottom top, and had slipped underneath it, working parts of her that were VERY excitable.
He hitched one of her legs up over his hipbone, and for a moment they were motionless, not wanting the moment to end, ever. But after that moment, Link shattered it and completely pulled Layla onto himself, hitching the other leg up as well and spinning around backwards, so that he was facing Layla's bed, and Layla, with her calves on his waist and her arms around his neck, was facing away.
He smirked a smirk that just screamed "Spark!" (And yes I meant to type SPARK! It's just like...you know a spark of feeling, a spark of looooove a spark of...DESIRE) and moved his hands from Layla's backside to her ribs, lifting her off of him and tossing her onto his bed, she emitting a small "Wyoo!" of surprise as she hit the bed, and pounced onto the bed after her, giggles eliciting from them both.
And the night was beautiful.
A/N- Okay, so, once again, not the last chapter, next chapter is like, the lemon and then some more of the story, if you want to skip over the lemon, thats fine, I don't really see why you would ever skip over the happiest moment of our dear Layla and Link's life, but, okay, it's your choice. I think I'll post two chapters at once so that I can delete the author's note, and then you can just review both chapters that I post-- the last one and the epilogue-- in the review of the last chapter. Yeeees.
